President’s Update

Semester one has flown by and semester two is now here! It’s time for mid-year study habit resolutions, ball season and the inevitable relapse into bad study habits. Semester one was jam packed full of events and new ideas. Starting with San Cisco headlining TOGAFEST, semester one saw everything from open air cinemas, sporting festivals, and glow parties, to free headshots, cheap fruit and veg, and puppies on campus! As your personal uni wingman, we’ve got your back, and we’re here to make sure this semester is even more epic than the last! You may have seen us out on campus each week at our VENT TENTS. We listened to thousands of your welldeserved rants and have taken those issues straight to the university! Two years of campaigning from the QUT Guild has finally seen STANDARDISED SUBMISSION TIMES become policy, in effect from this semester! This means there will be no more 9am or 4:59pm submission times to confuse you - everything will be due at 11:59pm, the last minute of the day! Now, we’re campaigning to see an easier and fairer class registration system and a uniform policy for assessment extensions when Blackboard goes down. If there’s something else grinding your gears about the uni - shoot me an email at president@qutguild.com and I can help you out! That’s not all that we have planned! We know that students are struggling to find jobs, and that’s why we are super excited to be launching our Entrepreneurship and Employment Hub this semester! We love that students aren’t just looking for jobs, but are creating them through startups! We’re offering bursaries for

PRESIDENT’S updatestudents interning at student startups, providing funding for student focused small businesses and linking students with amazing corporate experiences and opportunities. We’ll also be running heaps of workshops on resumé building, personal branding, job interviews and more, and taking free headshots on campus every week! For more info, head to qutguild.com/employmenthub. It’s important to remember though, uni isn’t just about studying and jobs - it’s also about having fun! We’re super excited to announce that the Botanic Bar is Australia’s number one uni bar YET AGAIN! This goes to show just how much QUT students like to have fun. That’s why we’ve got epic parties, an international welcome dinner, creative industries festival and more open air cinemas lined up! We’re also giving out an additional $100 000 in club funding so that our 170+ clubs and societies can continue to throw incredible events! In other news, this semester we’ll be running our fruit and veg markets EVERY Thursday! We know just how tight a student budget can be, and that’s why we’re pumped to be able to bring you a bag full of fruit and veg for only $5! We’re also working on an exciting project that will bring you cheap coffee - so keep your eyes peeled! To stay up to date with all our projects, make sure you’ve liked the QUT Guild on Facebook! Yours in beers, studies and an ever open office door, Isobella